EFCC Arrests Travel Firm CEO, Accomplice Over Alleged N68m Visa Scam
By Anne Osemekeh, Abuja
Operatives of the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested the Chief Executive Officer of Goodben Global Travels and Tour Limited, over an alleged N68.02 million visa fraud.
According to the anti-graft agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, who made this known on Monday, the CEO, Chukwujindu Goodness Nchekwube, and an alleged accomplice, Rogers Oluwaseyi Eruku, also known as Bakary Rogers Yanni, are accused of defrauding 24 victims under the guise of processing work visas to various foreign destinations.
According to a petition submitted to the EFCC by one James Ikechukwu, Nchekwube presented herself as a visa consultant capable of securing work visas through her travel agency. Ikechukwu alleged that between September 2024 and December 2025, he engaged the company to process work visas for 20 clients and transferred a total of N57.62 million into the firm’s accounts for the exercise.
However, he claimed that the visas were never delivered as promised and that some of the documents later issued to the applicants, including visas and offer letters, were discovered to be forged.
“After receiving the money, Mrs Nchekwube refused to deliver the visas as agreed and converted the funds to personal use. When some documents were eventually provided, they turned out to be fake,” the petitioner alleged.
During investigations, Nchekwube reportedly told investigators that she handed over the funds to Eruku, whom she described as a trusted associate capable of procuring visas to different countries. She further alleged that the forged visas and offer letters originated from him.
In a related complaint, another petitioner, Oranezi David Chinedu, accused Eruku of collecting N10.4 million from him and three friends in May 2024 on the promise of securing work visas to Ireland and other countries. He alleged that Eruku instead provided them with forged travel documents.
“I was highly disappointed that Bakary Rogers Yanni collected money for visa processing only to issue me and my friends fake documents,” Chinedu stated.
The EFCC said the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.
